Prevelle™ Silk

What is Prevelle™ Silk?

Prevelle™ Silk is injected by a trained physician and your desired results may be achieved in just one visit. Your physician can determine the best treatment approach for obtaining the desired results. Prevelle™ Silk makes the filler experience more enjoyable by the addition of lidocaine, a local anesthetic. Injections are virtually painless.

What is Prevelle™ Silk made of?

Prevelle™ Silk is made of the same familiar hyaluronic acid (HA) you may have already experienced with Restylane™, Perlane™ and Juvederm™. Hyaluronic acid bathes your skin’s collagen and acts as a lubricant and a matrix that provides volume.

What makes Prevelle™ Silk different?

Prevelle™ Silk:

• Achieves an immediate and natural-looking result, so you can walk out of your physician’s office looking naturally refreshed
• Causes minimal to no bruising or swelling, so you can get right back to your daily activities
• Matches the treatment cycle of Botox Cosmetic™ for maximum convenience. You can have both treatments done at the same visit
• Does not require a skin test, so you can get results in one visit

How is Prevelle™ Silk different from Botox?

Prevelle™ Silk is a natural-appearing cosmetic filler. Botox is a drug that blocks nerve transmission and relaxes the underlying muscles. Many patients have been very pleased after receiving treatment with both products. Since the treatment cycle of Prevelle™ Silk complements the Botox treatment cycle, it is convenient for you to have both treatments the same day.

Where is Prevelle™ Silk used?

Prevelle™ Silk is recommended primarily for the correction of moderate to deep facial wrinkles and folds, such as the nasolabial folds. These are the ones that appear from your nose to the corners of your mouth (“smile lines”). Prevelle™ Silk is also ideal for correcting areas of thinner skin or finer lines such as:

• Frown lines between eyebrows (glabella)
• Forehead lines
• Corners of the mouth
• Outer corners of the eyes (periorbital lines)
• Vertical lip lines (smoker’s or perioral lines)

• Soft, natural results
• Convenient, same day procedure
• Immediate results
• Ideal for delicate skin areas
• Little to no downtime, a true “lunchtime” procedure

What should I do prior to treatment?

You should take a few precautions before being treated with Prevelle™ Silk. One week prior to treatment with Prevelle™ Silk, avoid taking St. Johns Wort, high doses of Vitamin E supplements, aspirin, and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, such as ibuprofen. These agents may increase bruising and bleeding at the injection site. Also, if you have previously suffered from facial cold sores, there is a risk that the needle punctures could contribute to another recurrence.

Prevelle™ Silk is injected directly into the skin in tiny amounts by an ultrafine needle, resulting in minimal discomfort. The procedure is simple and convenient and results are practically instantaneous. To optimize your comfort during the short procedure, your physician may decide to numb the treatment area.

What can I expect to happen at a treatment session?

• Your provider will answer any questions you may have before your treatment
• Remove all makeup (if any) prior to your treatment
• An antiseptic will be used to clean all of the areas treated
• Local anesthetics will likely not be needed
• Small amounts of Prevelle™ Silk will be injected into the skin
• You will then receive instructions on how to care for the treated areas once you leave the office

What can I expect after treatment?

Immediately after your treatment, the injection sites may be sore, red or swollen. These site reactions are typically mild and go away with time, usually within hours to days. Follow the post-treatment directions given by your physician. If there is any concern you have, contact your heath care provider. You may have a mild to moderate reaction at the injection site, but that should clear up in a few days.

In the first 24-48 hours after treatment you should avoid:

• Strenuous exercise
• Excessive sun, extreme heat, or extreme cold exposure
• Alcoholic beverages

Is Prevelle™ Silk safe?

Prevelle™ Silk is approved by the FDA. Although new to the US, Prevelle™ Silk has been used extensively in Canada and Europe for several years. The safety of Prevelle™ Silk for use during pregnancy, in breastfeeding females or in patients under 18 years has not been established.

The safety of Prevelle™ Silk in patients with increased susceptibility to keloid formation and hypertrophic scarring has not been studied. Prevelle™ Silk should not be used in patients with known susceptibility to keloid formation or hypertrophic scarring.

Talk with your doctor about any medications you may be taking. In addition, include any over the counter or natural products you are using on a regular basis. If you are taking a blood thinner or medications that interfere with clotting of the blood such as aspirin, ibuprofen, Vitamin E, warfarin or Coumadin, you may be more likely to develop bruising at the sites of injection.

If laser treatment, chemical peeling or any other procedure based on active dermal response is considered after treatment with Prevelle™ Silk there is a possible risk of eliciting an inflammatory reaction at the implant site. This also applies if Prevelle™ Silk is administered before the skin has healed completely after such a procedure.

Who should not use Prevelle™ Silk hyaluronic acid filler?

• Patients with a known allergy to hyaluronic acid (HA)
• Patients with a history of severe or multiple occurring allergies

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